Every time the world believes it understands Angelina Jolie, she does something unconventional. Now she’s surprising the press by doing something semi-conventional: changing her name after her marriage to Brad Pitt. Angelina has made two high profile uses of the name Angelina Jolie Pitt recently, which indicates she’s made the switch mentally and...

In the controversial world of married name change there is much debate around whether a woman should change her name after marriage. In the whirlwind of debate there are the multiple choices of names that a married woman can opt to take. Name change is a personal decision for every bride, and she should weigh...

As I founded MissNowMrs.com back in 2007, I read The Martha Rules. Her book on business taught me many things and helped frame how MissNowMrs was created. One of my personal goals from day 1 was to be published in Martha Stewart Weddings. A company doesn’t just magically get...

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! No matter how hot your newlywed love may be it is FREEZING outside! The approaching winter storm may end up canceling your weekend plans…leaving you stuck at home. Not to worry! Here are 4 activities to keep you from climbing the walls this weekend. 1. Movie Marathon - Start with your wedding...

The Bride Box has created a new category for the wedding industry. A monthly subscription box for brides to be that delivers curated wedding boxes to help prepare for the wedding & celebrate being engaged! The Bride Box works with both hand crafted and national wedding vendors to bring the...

Newlywed and considering changing your name? There are so many decisions that come along with “I do”. Things like whose insurance to merge under, where to live, whether to combine all of your finances, which family you celebrate which holiday with and of course whether to change your name or...

On January 6th, a ruling was passed down legalizing same sex marriage in Florida. Newlyweds rejoiced and attempted to begin their name change process….and ran into push back at Social Security. Despite have legal marriage certificates, gay couples were denied form processing by Social Security clerks. It’s difficult enough to...

We’re twelve days into January, and sadly many newlyweds’ New Year’s resolutions are already falling by the wayside. Did you resolve to change your maiden name after getting married in 2014? That’s one resolution that should be easy to keep and there are many benefits to changing to your married name...

There’s nothing like a new year to spark newlyweds’ need to change to their new married names! Following her November nuptials with Evan Ross, Ashlee Simpson is changing her maiden name to the married name of Ross-Naess. Her husband, Evan’s legal last name is Naess, but he is know professionally by his...

We all know that Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are engaged and have an adorable daughter together….BUT they may have tied the knot over the holidays! Ashton posted a Happy New Year message from the Kutchers photo on his Facebook recently (see above). If they’re sharing a last name one...